Sitta carolinensis

Nuthatches are not woodpeckers, though they eat a similar diet of insects gathered from tree bark, along with nuts and seeds. They also hop around a lot like woodpeckers—probably more so. This inspired me to invent a game called “Find the White-Breasted Nuthatch.” Read the post to play.

White-breasted nuthatches live here year-round, but are easier to spot in the winter when the leaves have fallen from the trees—though this one was in a pine-tree, so it actually wasn’t all that easy to spot. Read more …